With 11 newcomers - several of them American expats gone to Europe - our list of the most powerful women in global business demonstrates their rise in male-dominated fields,
from nuclear energy to mining to oil.

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49. Li Xiaolin

Vice Chairman and CEO
China Power International Development

Country: China2006 rank: New

The 46-year-old daughter of China's former Prime Minister Li Peng, Li is the only female CEO of a Hong Kong-listed red-chip company. Revenue last year rose 19%, to $653 million,
and with demand for energy in China soaring, her power can only grow.